A visit to the Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
42.7189, -70.9790
The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County<1>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- South Byfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Merrimack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pentucket Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowley Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridge Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Haverhill City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- First Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The First Burying Ground is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Burying Ground
- Peabody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Peabody Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Old South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cawles Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Annex Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- First Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The First Burial Ground is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Burial Ground
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Boxford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- Byfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Groveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Topsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rowley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- West Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Haverhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ipswich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newbury Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Shawsheen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Asbury Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- West Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brigadoon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Hathorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Wenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Hamilton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Amesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Methuen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Methuen is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Union Cemetery. The following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lawrence
- Merrimac
- Methuen
- Newburyport
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Essex County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600794 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600794 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Essex
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Georgetown
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7189809 Lon: -70.9786655
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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